Paspalum distichum
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Kasu ka Tange
Nov 2010
Photo: K.J. Murphy
Kasu ka Tange
Nov 2010
Photo: K.J. Murphy
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| Synonyms: |
Digitaria paspalodes Michaux Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. |
| Common names: | Couch paspalum (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Creeping stoloniferous perennial. Culms 8-60 cm high. Racemes 2, 2-8 cm long. Spikelets 3-4 mm long, ovate, plump, green, borne singly in 2 rows along the rhachis. Inferior glume present on at least some spikelets as a tiny scale. Superior glume and inferior lemma somewhat coriaceous, the glume nearly always obscurely pubescent. Upper lemma pallid at maturity. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | distichum: distichous |
| Habitat: | Damp depressions and marshy, but not saline, soils. It occurs only as an escape in the Flora Zambesiaca area, but has become a serious weed in S. Africa. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in the tropics and warm temperate regions but moistly absent from the moist equatorial belt. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clayton, W.D. (1989). Poaceae Flora Zambesiaca 10(3) Page 89. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 108. |
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